DR Mahathir Mohamad and wife Dr Siti Hasmah Mohd Ali joined hundreds of demonstrators at a rally this morning to protest against the re-delineation motion to be tabled in Parliament that opposition leaders say will give the ruling Barisan Nasional an advantage in the next general election.
The Pakatan Harapan chairman was joined by other opposition leaders under the watchful eyes of the police, who had earlier told rally organisers that they are not allowed to march to Parliament.
Dr Mahathir told the crowd they have gathered here because they have lost hope in Malaysia’s democracy.
“This country is now a kleptocracy country. They will oppress the people in whatever way possible. Don’t be scared if you are threatened,” he said.
Today’s rally, organised by electoral reform group Bersih 2.0, aims to hand over a memorandum of protest to Prime Minister Najib Razak and Dewan Rakyat Speaker Pandikar Amin Mulia. Najib is due to table the bill at 11.30am today.
Civil society leaders and opposition politicians said the Election Commission’s re-delineation proposal for Selangor, which is controlled by the PH pact, violates the federal constitution and leads to gerrymandering and malapportionment in the number of voters in constituencies.
Rally goers said Najib will table the re-delineation report in Parliament today to “steal the 14th general election”, adding that the gerrymandering was too obvious.
Among the opposition leaders in the crowd are Muhyiddin Yassin, Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, Lim Kit Siang, Mohammad Sabu and Nurul Izzah Anwar.
Dr Mahathir said Prime Minister Najib Razak has bought out all the law enforcement in the country and also introduced the anti-fake news act to silence critics
“He can buy out the cops, the army, the A-G and the MACC. I am confident those who are forced to follow Najib will also reject him when the election comes. The money received from Najib is haram. It cannot be halal.
“This is the way they silence the critics of Najib. Anything that is done by him cannot be questioned. The donation in his account, that is fake news,” he said, referring to the RM2.6 billion deposited into Najib’s account.
The prime minister claims the money is donation from Saudi Arabian royals. – March 28, 2018.
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